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  1. Gone West
    I think that after nearly eight years of building the house I'll be happy with a shed that just doesn't leak.
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    We didn't have a SAP target because I used the PHPP to design the house and main requirement was to not need a heating system. It's supposed to need 1.14kW to maintain 20C inside when -10C outside. It hasn't dropped to -10C here yet, although it got close last night.
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    Yup, we're hoping to to take it down rather than knock it down. It's a 4"x2" frame and the timber looks good in the loft, unlike Mike's @MikeSharp01, although I expect de-nailing it might be slow work. Wendy will do that, she said it's in her skill set.
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    Yup, we move into the house and then we start to demolish the bungalow.
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    Thank you, that's very generous. We'll move in when the oil tank for the bungalow is empty which will probably be around the end of March. We're still hanging doors, fitting skirting and painting woodwork upstairs at the moment. The BCO is coming this morning for his final visit and to tell us what paperwork he wants.
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    We received our as built SAP documentation yesterday and the EPC is A95 without any renewables. Apparently if we install 3.2kWp PV system it goes up to A102. We were going to do that a bit later this year, so I suppose I have to have the EPC calculated again when the work is done.
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    We aren't living in the house yet, soon though I think. We have three electric towel rails running at around 200W each for eight hours a day and that keeps the house warm.
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    @Onoff doesn't look like I'm afraid. If you've got draughts from what they've said 11.6 will seem balmy in comparison.
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    I would pretty quick based on the weather forecast for next week, now saying blizzards with wind chill -15C in Kent.
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    I didn't know anything about borehole drilling before we had ours done. This is the kit they used, IIRC it was a 150mm hole with 110mm sleeving. It was eight years ago, so might affect the price. It was the drillers who told me about the wonders of Bentonite which I have since used around my sewage treatment plant pipes. Sorry, a bit off thread.
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    I can't believe the costs quoted for borehole soil tests. I had a 47m deep borehole drilled and sleeved for £3000, and my soil test, which was for plasticity, cost £50.
  13. Gone West
    Welcome to the forum Edward and Rebecca. @Rebecca Lewis there are a few of us in Kent.
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    Wendy thinks we should all hire a charabanc and go up there so we can pass the spanners, make tea etc and see the action in real time. We wouldn't be able to offer any useful advice just moral support.
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    I've found if they're any good, they will be booked up in advance. If some one can come round straightaway I always wonder how good they are!
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    When we moved into our current bungalow there was a very small wbs fitted. Someone said it was from a gypsy caravan, it was no more than 400mm high, we sold it for £50.
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    I'm no expert but that doesn't look right to me. I would have thought all that white pipe should be 110mm and under the slab not running through it.
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    I had this type of problem because a pipe moved after the slab was replaced. It was 110mm ducting for the water supply pipe and I used one of these to offset the entry a bit. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110mm-x-40mm-Waste-Pipe-Adaptor-/291514309082?item=291514309082&ViewItem=&nma=true&si=U4LuuKCsZavH%2BzIQ7TlciRWA2Z4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
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    The silver coating is to prevent bacteria etc forming on the inside surface. I don't know if that is overkill or not, sounds like it might be to me. Do you have to use their ducting, so it would invalid a warranty if you don't for instance.
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    We used 22mm Caberdek as well, glued and nailed. The plastic coating is tough and being out in the rain didn't affect it.
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    Why not build a false wall out to the soil pipe and have a concealed cistern and wall hung toilet. Moving soil pipes like that is a real pain.
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    This might help. https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/forms/appeal-forms/council-tax-banding/
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    We went through this when I inherited the bungalow we are currently living in. Apparently when a property changes hands the council can ask the VOA to change the banding which is what happened to us. We challenged it and the VOA didn't accept what we said so it was to go to tribunal. We had to put together all the evidence we could and a time was set for the hearing. The VOA backed down a few days before the hearing and we had the banding reduced. This was about ten years ago and was in England.
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    I think I misunderstood what you were saying. No it still calculates the flow rate in m³/hr. So did you calculate the flow rate in l/s from the velocity.
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    I bought a Testo 405i a few months ago and have been using it over the last few days to set up our system. It allows you to input the diameter of the tube that the sensor is in and it calculates the volume and lists that and the velocity and temperature.
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